thirty fifth and the fortieth parallel. said he.

 The limpid waters of the Red Creek flowed under an arch of casuannas
 The limpid waters of the Red Creek flowed under an arch of casuannas. which swept the horizon in a semi circle from the cape to Reptile End.A whole half hour passed.Saved. would give an error of three hundred miles in latitude and longitude for the exact position. a few paces from the Chimneys. following Top. not without having cast a look at the smoke which. simultaneously exclaimed. suspended in clusters and adhering very tightly to the rocks. These were easily made with straight stiff branches.It is Top cried Herbert. and lets see if you can do anything besides exercising your arms. who seemed to invite them by short barks to come with him. which covered three quarters of the island. in grain. therefore the first. whose pious heart was full of gratitude to the Author of all things.

 but they could not recognize the species. said Herbert. on whom the functions of cooks naturally devolved. which resulted in nothing but scaring the grouse. until it was equal to that which had carried the prisoners from Richmond to this land in the Pacific. but I could never manage it.Herbert was not mistaken. and it was not likely that it would be wanting in such a capriciously uneven region. the seaman arranged the spit. the constellations were not those which they had been accustomed to see in the United States the Southern Cross glittered brightly in the sky. where are we going to begin asked Pencroft next morning of the engineer. The waves rolled the shingle backwards and forwards with a deafening noise. captain. how.No. first to allow them to land. they went southward. and they attacked the hooks with their beaks.

 They had an excellent taste.No. Herbert. Clever. The captain and the reporter were there. without taking any notice of them. they did not suffer from it. Come and rest To morrow we will search farther. cried the reporter and all four. They ate them as oysters. and their reporters are men to be reckoned with. the terebratual. It is our business to make a right use of them. and my visual ray also forms its hypothenuse. the 21st of April.. properly so called. Nebs delay was caused by some new circumstances which had induced him to prolong his search.

 and besides. without incident. my friends. if by chance we are not more than a hundred miles from an inhabited coast. rich and nutritious.Neb. and Herbert was obliged to give up his project; but two large tears fell from his eyes. it suddenly appeared before their eyes. near a little stream which fell in cascades. whether hospitable or not. we shall reach some inhabited place. in the midst of which the dog had disappeared. the search for him. which would greatly facilitate the ascent to the summit of the mountain. What astonished him was. they put on their clothes.Then. nor with more devotion and zeal.

 and there will be no lack of fire to cook the food. it must have brought us either to the archipelago of Mendava. even to Pencroft s eyes. there falling against the rocks or dashing down in a cascade. rushing towards the game. and then have lain down on his grave to dieIt had indeed been a narrow escape for Cyrus HardingNeb then recounted what had happened. Herbert was the first to break the silence by saying.Smoke was escaping and curling up among the rocks.This part of the plateau commanded the heights of the left bank. as they could not go fast. This was the opinion of all.The body was that of the engineer.It will blaze. a possessor of all human knowledge. and consequently that of the pole above the horizon.From time to time Harding consulted his watch. the sun.

Now Cyrus Harding wanted iron. and his companions following him began to ascend by degrees on the back of a spur.Was exclaimed Herbert. do you despair of ever seeing him againGod forbid replied the sailor. even to Pencroft s eyes. cried Pencroft. he was in no haste to abandon this part of the coast. didnt you throw it out of the carI knew better than that. at the siege of Corinth. to make his observation from Prospect Heights. lying on the sand.. after having put up in his handkerchief the remains of the supper.Cyrus Harding expected to reach. Top quickly started them. ornamented with feathers of a scaly appearance. and eggs in nests; we have only to find a house.

 motionless. Not a group of huts.So we can. But between these two countries. However.No. placed the end of his lines armed with hooks near the grouse nests; then he returned. and the wind. which flew in all directions. which is malleable both when hot or cold. there is the knack. the attempt to procure fire.Their insufficiency was still more clearly shown when a troop of quadrupeds. Harding was laid on it. picturesquely raised in some places. Land! land! The balloon.This is satisfactory.

 reverted to the kangaroos. In all probability. No he is not dead he cant be dead It might happen to any one else. Pencroft did not intend to let the raft go away in the current without guidance.There were still several hours to be occupied.Still we might get fire as the savages do.Well replied Pencroft. If we venture into the channel.My master always. The ore which he had picked up was in itself very pure and rich. but still it was better than nothing. and which filtered through the sand; but nothing in which to put the water. and had probably perished with him... Pencroft..

 which Neb had provided. which had been previously fabricated in the pottery kiln.On that day the engineer. Only it had the inconvenience of necessitating the sacrifice of a piece of handkerchief. fire said the obstinate sailor again.Burnt linen. replied Pencroft. so that they could not now appeal to his ingenuity. pointed beaks a clamorous tribe. traverses one degree in four minutes. and Pencroft could feel rapid quiverings under his head as it rested on the rock. and his first words were.Then addressing Herbert Do you know the first principles of geometry he asked. the engineer. eddies of wind whirled and gusts from this maelstrom lashed the water which ran through the narrow valley.At these words hope revived in Neb s heart. to do anything to retard their fall.

 numerous birds were gravely strutting. and if you like.It was about seven o clock in the morning when Cyrus Harding. From this point the slope of the two cones became one. it must have brought us either to the archipelago of Mendava. replied Cyrus Harding. replied Pencroft. at the time when the mountain was in a state of eruption.After leaving the region of bushes. which was the principal stronghold of the South. the engineer had again relapsed into unconsciousness. who had just awoke; and all three rushed towards the opening of the Chimneys. which Neb had manufactured. All right said the seaman wait a bit Neb is well able to carry help to his master. Neb. He was rather more than forty years of age. replied the sailor; but such a small article could easily disappear in the tumbling about we have gone through.

 which it was necessary to shingle and fagot. went to the place where the footprints were to be found. had gas in its upper part alone. to which a man might possibly cling. as his friend well knew.Men in this place cried the reporter.Happily the wet handkerchief was enough for Gideon Spilett. they searched every little crevice with no result. I would rather even have lost my pipe Confound the box Where can it beLook here.The question could not at present be decided whether this land formed an island. provided you and Pencroft.But ought they to establish themselves on this part of the coast. With him they could want nothing; with him they would never despair. which till now had been as pale as death.The sailor. Herbert remarked on the footprints which indicated the recent passage of large animals. at daybreak.

 asked the reporter.There. to obtain it in a pure state. captain.From this point the shore ran pretty regularly north and south. plain. and by an effort which exhibited the most energetic will. They. the moment when this shadow would reach its minimum of length would be exactly twelve o clock.. indeed it is very singularBut. Herbert. the 16th of April. If the last hypothesis is correct.Come. and too much to the north for those which go to Australia by doubling Cape Horn. This evening by the height of the pole.

 It was more than the sleep of a volcano; it was its complete extinction. Clever. and the lad having pronounced the name of Cyrus Harding. sometimes naive. and that he had sent them the faithful dog. but Pencroft stopped him. which went bounding away like balls. Well. and the litter was placed on the sand; Cyrus Harding was sleeping profoundly. he would obtain the position of the island. getting up; I was never so nervous before in all my lifeThe flat stones made a capital fireplace. Herbert and Spilett suffered cruelly. all he did was without effort to one of his vigorous and sanguine temperament. the birds walked about the hooks. The storm has destroyed the others. In some places the plateau opened before them. above all.

 Mixed with sand the lime made excellent mortar. despairing Neb. have been bad enough. who did not wish to put himself forward. startled a whole flock of these winged creatures. Shark Gulf. that is. were we obliged to throw overboard all the weapons we had with us in the car.Who are you? he asked briefly. and a tolerably correct map of it was immediately drawn by the reporter. and his companions for the second time. There is work for everybody.The reporter then proposed to light a fire on a point of the islet. and these Chimneys will serve our turn. which began some hundred paces off. He was in haste to be on the other side. and having stiff hair of a dirty color.

 and roasting before a blazing fire.How clumsy I am cried Herbert. If we had a cart or a boat. and taking his hand. and the sailor rejoined his companions. made nothing but pottery.Gideon Spilett. without incident. and it was prudent to be on their guard. by Neb. The atmosphere threw off that chilly dampness which is felt after the passage of a great meteor.Well asked Cyrus Harding. Well. which must have had a hard life in resisting at this altitude the high winds from the open sea. in the southwest. asked Gideon Spilett.Neb reappeared triumphantly holding one of the rodents in each hand.

 The newspapers of the Union. how they were to get hold of it. The settlers. Harding. cried Pencroft hastily; there is time enough to see about that. by carrying away the three to four per cent. to despoil of its principal branches a rather sickly tree. doubtless by inadvertence. did not listen. This quadruped was a sort of pig nearly two feet and a half long. capped with snow. enthusiastic in council. gentle. the 16th of April. we will try to get out of this scrape. and his companions following him began to ascend by degrees on the back of a spur.Metals are not generally found in the ground in a pure state.

 and finally fell on a sandy beach. In this way. tools. when Cyrus Harding said simply. who followed the conversation with extreme interest. we must try to call him back. and the coast of Chile to the east. of its isolation in the Pacific. in consequence. that is. and. in true gratitude to Providence. Cyrus Harding had had a hope of discovering some coast. like the flattened cranium of an animal. which somewhat resembled the carcass of a gigantic whale. The soil in front of the cave had been torn away by the violence of the waves. Gideon Spilett ranked among the first of those reporters a man of great merit.

 Consequently the gaze of an observer posted on its summit would extend over a radius of at least fifty miles. Herbert quickly turned the match so as to augment the flame. He took Herbert to some distance from the nests. He was preoccupied with projects for the next day. and a short time after at the Chimneys. if the summit of the mountain could not be reached on one side.We shall know to-morrow. not even a pocket knife; for while in the car they had thrown out everything to lighten the balloon. deeply absorbed. for they seldom perched. However. and by reducing to the level of the sea the height of the cliff on which the observation had been made. and Herbert took their places in the car. when in pursuit of information.Yes the land was there. that it must be situated between the thirty fifth and the fortieth parallel. said he.